[embedded content] New Jersey health officials reported 5,490 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 67 additional deaths on Friday as vaccination locations reported a huge surge in appointments with the eligibility expansion that started a day earlier. Gov. Phil Murphy provided the latest update Friday afternoon after touring the state’s third vaccination mega site to open. The site at the New …

A variant first identified in Britain known as B.1.1.7 is being found in the US as well, and modeling indicates it could worsen the already terrible spread of the virus across the country, the CDC researchers said. That means people need to try harder to wear masks, avoid gatherings and stay socially distant from one another. “It means that it …

A new, more transmissible variant of the coronavirus first discovered in the United Kingdom has been detected in 10 US states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said, warning that it could become the dominant circulating variant in the United States by March. The variant, known as B.1.1.7, is believed to be twice as transmissible as …

As states across the country rescale efforts to administer Covid-19 vaccinations, getting information on who has been given a shot is almost as daunting as the distribution itself. With thousands receiving their second doses this week – and many officials debating whether to expand the groups eligible for vaccinations – blind spots are emerging: Some states still haven’t posted vaccination …

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Many U.S. pharmacies, including those inside Kroger Co supermarkets and the drugstore chain of CVS Health Corp, say they will not be checking IDs before administering COVID-19 vaccines, leaving the door open to those who do not meet states’ guidelines to jump the line. FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers prepare Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations in Los …

Most of the faculty at a southern Minnesota high school can’t wait to get the shots that will protect them against COVID-19. But an instructor who teaches business classes said he’s not ready to take it, and he fears that his refusal to get vaccinated will prevent him from returning to his classroom. “My kids are everything to me, my …

The morning after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti revealed that the County Board of Supervisors is considering new business closures in case of an increase in Covid-19 numbers, the board was reportedly doing just that behind closed doors on Friday. While there has been some disagreement about whether cases are dropping, have stabilized or begun to rise, health officials say …

The numbers are sobering. Public health experts have sounded the alarm for months that even with the great promise of vaccines on the horizon, there are dark days ahead, with the worst of the pandemic potentially yet to come. What do these projections mean? We talked to CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and visiting professor at …

The U.K. variant of the coronavirus could become the predominant strain in the United States by March, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Friday. So far, only 76 cases of the variant, called B.1.1.7, have been identified in the country, in 10 states, the CDC said. Full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak But …

The more contagious version, first identified in Britain, is expected to spread widely and lead to further strains on an already overburdened health care system. Federal health officials sounded the alarm Friday about a fast spreading, far more contagious variant of the coronavirus that is projected to become the dominant source of infection in the country by March, potentially fueling …